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From The Corner Of His Eye Review

Published: 2000
Author: Dean Koontz
Genres: Suspense Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Suspense Action Fiction, Fantasy Adventure Fiction

This book is long, very long, but while reading it, you won’t even notice the time, a true page turner and a masterpiece. One of very few good books that you can actually re-read and still enjoy it the same as you enjoyed it for the first time.

It has many memorable moments and some gave me goose bumps while reading; not because it was scary but the way something happen, I loved the times it happened to me.

The dimension hoping and miraculous stuff was one of the finest ideas this writer used, not too much and not as low as to just add a character trait to get attention from the general public, he actually used this properly.

This book is all about good and evil but with a twist to everything that is happening. Kid not getting wet in the rain and blind able to see are few of the crazy things in this story. The bad guy is one crazy and twisted person and Mr. Dean Koontz wrote him and all characters in a way that makes you see and feel what they are doing and feeling. He used this style to make you understand the motives of every one clearly. While writing this review I am planning to read the book again.

For me the ending was very satisfying and not just a rushed end like in many books after a great start and middle the end gets rushed and you feel robbed but not in this book so get ready for a long week and start reading this book.

I can’t tell anything but one murder by the bad guy was so confusing, sudden and heartbreaking that I had to restart and go back a few pages to confirm if I may have missed a page or two.

From the back cover:
“His birth was marked by wonder and tragedy. He sees beauty and terror beyond our deepest dreams. His story will change the way you see the world.

Bartholomew Lampion is born on a day of tragedy and terror that will mark his family forever. All agree that his unusual eyes are the most beautiful they have ever seen. On this same day, a thousand miles away, a ruthless man learns that he has a mortal enemy named Bartholomew. He embarks on a relentless search to find this enemy, a search that will consume his life. And a girl is born from a brutal rape, her destiny mysteriously linked to Barty and the man who stalks him.
At the age of three, Barty Lampion is blinded when surgeons remove his eyes to save him from a fast-spreading cancer. As he copes with his blindness and proves to be a prodigy, his mother counsels him that all things happen for a reason and that every person’s life has an effect on every other person’s, in often unknowable ways.

At thirteen, Bartholomew regains his sight. How he regains it, why he regains it, and what happens as his amazing life unfolds and entwines with others results in a breathtaking journey of courage, heart-stopping suspense, and high adventure.”

Synopsis:
“Dean Koontz writes a tale of good and evil, and how the concepts influence people's lives. The book begins with three separate stories that eventually intertwine: a loving relationship between a mother and her genius son, a ruthless killer, and a young woman who takes it upon herself to raise her late sister's baby.”

Sometimes I feel bad and frustrated because some books deserve more than 100 points or five stars and this book is one of those books.

Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.

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The False Mirror

Published: 1992
Author: Alan Dean Foster
Book 2 of 3: Damned
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Space Opera

This book is one of my first books from an open air book market, it was in a large parking area and was full of books from one corner to the other, and I had never seen so many books out of a library before. My brother was with me and he saw the cover of this book and thought it was related to Star Wars and bought it for me with many other books that had anything to do with an alien creature on the cover.

This series is probably Mr. Alan Dean Foster’s best book series and remember his work includes books from Star Wars and Star Trek universes.

This trilogy is amazing for one great reason, you can actually read any of the three parts and they all feel as a solo book.

The twist in this book is going to make you crazy and it surly makes you think of real world implications of this twist.

I wish the writer wrote more of this universe but the good thing is that the way all the books were written, he left margin for more books and stories if he wants to continue.

The characters are well written and you can see yourself in the shoes of any of them. You can actually feel what both side are feeling and thinking about the other and that makes the twist even more amazing.

The first book was not as great as the second one, so much better you start from this book and then read the first and then the third book of this series to get the full feel and experience. Believe me, you won’t even notice you are reading second part of a series unless someone told you about it and still the way these books are written, you can enjoy them as solo books as well.

Synopsis:
"The second book of a science-fiction trilogy. For millennia, the alien union called the Weave had been at war with the Amplitur, but only in the handful of centuries since Earth had joined the Weave had the tide of battle been slowly turning in the Weave's favor.

As war rages on between the Amplitur and the union of races known as the Weave, Ranji--an Ashregan warrior trained from birth to battle humans--is captured, and he soon learns of the Amplitur's vile genetic manipulations."

Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.

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Series: Damned
Book 01 of 03: A Call to Arms 
Book 02 of 03: The False Mirror 
Book 03 of 03: The Spoils of War 

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DUNE

Published: 1965
Author: Frank Herbert
Book 1 of 8: The Dune Series or The Dune Saga
Genres: Sword & Sorcery Fantasy, Space Operas, Epic Fantasy, science fiction

In simple words the greatest and number one science fiction novel ever. And truly the best-selling science fiction novel in history.

My first introduction to the Dune universe was by playing an experimental game that no one wanted to buy in a Sega game store, so the owner sold it to me for almost nothing, I played the game, it was something I never played before, but in a few minutes of watching the screen, I realized it was a battle or war game and I fell in love with it. The next day I met with the game shop owner and told him about the game and why no one understood what it was but it was a great game for me.

After a few days, I was in a book shop and saw “DUNE” on the cover of a book and thought it can’t be the same dune or it can’t be related to that awesome game. After reading the back cover I knew the game and the book are connected so I bought it. And started reading it as soon I was home.

My young mind had no idea what I was getting into because it really expands your mind. Some words may confuse you at the start but you’ll get the meaning or explanation from the context or in later pages. The hype is real and this book is true to the word of so many people who read it. It is long but without any fillers. From start to finish it's nonstop movement and something is always happening. I did not use the words “nonstop action” because action and a well-paced story are not the same things.

I already read a lot of Star Wars and many other science fiction books before this book but this book was clearly the granddaddy of all these space sagas; the same as the dune game is the granddaddy of all RTS games.

Mr. Frank Herbert used his knowledge of the deserts in this book so amazingly that when I traveled to the “desert” countries (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, etc…) and saw how these countries transformed into “oasis,” it made me realize how accurate he was and how possible it is to transform a desert planet like arracks into an oasis. I recommend this book to every science fiction lover and even politics-related book lover because it has both and much much more.

The new DUNE movie is coming soon, starring Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, and many more.


From the back cover:

“Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.

Set on the desert planet Arracks, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for....

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.”


Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 YES.


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